Lexical Definition

‎γέρων‎ gérōn (gher'-own) an old man ^G:N-M
of uncertain affinity (compare ‎γῆρας‎)

old.

• aged

Abbott-Smith

γέρων, -οντος, ὁ, [in LXX for זָקֵן;]
an old man: Jo 3:4.†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

γέρων, οντος, ὁ,

old man, [Refs 8th c.BC+]

__2 γέροντες, οἱ, Elders, Chiefs, κίκλησκεν δὲ γέροντας ἀριστῆας Παναχαιῶν [Refs 8th c.BC+]; in other states, as at Elis, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II as adjective, old, γέρον σάκος [Refs 8th c.BC+]; οἶνος [Refs 4th c.BC+]; πέπλος, λέμβος, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]: rarely in Prose, οἱ γέροντες τῶν ἰχθύων [Refs 4th c.BC+]; of stags, [Refs]; Ἀντίγονος ὁ γ. Antigonus the Elder, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III part of the spinning-wheel, [Refs 5th c.BC+]. (Sanskrit járant- 'old', járati 'render infirm'; compare γέρας.)